This could be the greatest Japanese invention yet. It's a knee pillow for guys who like to pee standing up—now they can do it kneeling down so that their pee doesn't splash all over the place. What a great invention!
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May 11, 2009
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I said it on Danny Choo's blog I'll say it here. Dumbest idea ever. Let's get our bodies closer to the toilet so when we pee it splashes all over us. If you have a problem that when you pee standing up it goes all over the place then you're doing something wrong, or very drunk.
Posted by: theNetImp | May 11, 2009 at 03:41 PM
I am guessing it helps increase aim, getting closer to the target, but if you cant aim after peeing the same way since you've been born, then something is terribly wrong. Go to a doctor and get a cat scan.
Posted by: Dragonfang18 | May 11, 2009 at 03:59 PM
Even if I was 3M tall, I would never use that thing. Peeing standing up is one of the few remaining benefits of being a man.....
Posted by: Mike_R | May 11, 2009 at 05:30 PM
not to sound chauvinistic, but this is definitely the invention of a woman. ;-)
Posted by: theNetImp | May 11, 2009 at 05:41 PM
I don't think the real point is to avoid splashing, but rather to help stupid guys who can't aim.
Posted by: Don | May 11, 2009 at 10:41 PM
I like how the two DX pillows look like a couple of mini-toilets. I'm surprised they don't have smiley faces.
Posted by: WordsnCollision | May 12, 2009 at 04:19 PM
useless product.
Posted by: Chen Bo Yu | May 12, 2009 at 08:53 PM
i think it's for when the pee splashes against the toilet water and getting on your pants. It does happen at least to me, it's awful when you're wearing dress pants and they can only be dry cleaned
Posted by: kpm | May 12, 2009 at 11:24 PM
Why don't they just teach boys to turn around and sit down. The end.
Posted by: Kandeezie | May 13, 2009 at 06:18 AM
Whomever cleans, makes the rules.
At my house I can stand. At my gf house, I sit. It's not that she ever said anything, I just don't want to hear her go nuts. Besides, the seat is heated on her fancy toilet.
Ha! reminds me of the squeal she let out one day when she left the heat off. Good times.
Posted by: vagrant | May 13, 2009 at 07:46 PM